Archive: September, 2008
What Would You Do With Grand Prix Fridays?
Autosport have recently reported that a potential shake-up of the way a race weekend is structured is being discussed. The newly-formed Formula One Team’s Association have been looking at a lot of aspects relating to Formula One, and as usual when these kind of discussions happen, the age-old Friday’s aren’t particularly interesting line comes out. [...]
Are There Changes On The Way For Race Stewards?
It has been suggested that Max Mosley would like to have more stewards present at each race, and the FIA president has apparently been considering overhauling the stewarding process for some time. This news comes in light of some inconsistent rulings in recent events, which in turn have sparked a fair amount of anger among [...]
Singapore 2008: Pit Lane Tumbles & Wurz’s Temporary Role
During the Singapore Grand Prix, a number of teams made a mess of their pitstops and we saw a few mechanics fall to the ground as the cars sped away before they should have done. Most notable among the incidents was Felipe Massa, who was given the green light even though the fuel-rigger hadn’t released [...]
Singapore 2008: A Weekend In Pictures
Formula One’s very first night race went off without a hitch and the photographs that came out of the city over the course of the weekend were nothing short of stunning. To see the cars reflecting the bright lights that were illuminating the track was certainly quite special and to commemorate the moment, I’ve gathered [...]
Martin Brundle & David Coulthard For 2009 BBC F1 Team?
Pitpass are reporting very early this Monday morning that Martin Brundle and David Coulthard will form a pivotal role in the commentating team for the 2009 BBC Formula One team. The rumours have been flying around the Internet ever since it was announced that ITV gave up their contract and the BBC would regain the [...]
Toyota Lodge Protest Against STR, Stewards Throw It Out
Shortly after the Singapore Grand Prix, Toyota lodged a protest against rival team Scuderia Toro Rosso as they felt Sebastian Vettel was unsafely released from his pitstop in to the path of Timo Glock. Despite Glock finishing ahead of Vettel in the race – so any punishment to the recent race winner won’t effect Glock’s [...]
Singapore 2008: Fernando Alonso Wins As Others Fall Apart
Formula One’s very first night race has been a success, with the Marina Bay circuit giving the fans a superb spectacle under floodlights. Although there are still some minor issues to sort before next year, I think it is safe to say that safety cars and great driving have produced a fantastic grand prix. With [...]
Singapore 2008: Race Result
Double world champion Fernando Alonso has won his twentieth grand prix victory on the anniversary of his last win during the 2007 season. In a sensational race full of drama, Alonso was able to maximise the misfortune of his fellow competitors as well as control a car that has been running very well for most [...]
